Method and apparatus for dynamic interval-based load balancing
US6078943A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 7, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for use in geographically distributed or clustered system wherein an arbiter assigns clients to servers. The arbiter also dynamically assigns a valid time interval to each mapping request based on network load and/or capacity parameters such as the client request rate and/or the server capacity. Alternative means for dynamically setting the valid interval in conjunction with a scheduling process, which can be either deterministic or probabilistic, are also devised.
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